Page 44 - Call Book for Team Racing 2017-2020

TR CALL E2

Rule 13 While Tacking
Rule 18.2 Giving Mark-Room
Rule 21 Exoneration
Definitions Mark-Room

Question 1

Approaching a starboard-hand windward mark on starboard tack, B and Y are
overlapped and level at the zone. Y gives B sufficient room to luff to head to wind,
but when B begins to tack, her stern swings and hits Y. Y protests. What should the
call be?

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2
B3
B4
Y4

B3
Y3 B2
Y3
B2

Y2
B1 Y2
B1

Y1

Y1

Answer 1

Penalize Y.

Y is right-of-way outside boat when B reaches the zone, and must give B mark-room.
Mark-room includes room to round the mark as necessary to sail the course. The
definition mark-room also entitles B to room to tack because, at the time her course is
to tack, she is overlapped to windward and on the inside of the boat required to give
mark-room. Y fails to give B mark-room and breaks rule 18.2(b). B is exonerated
under rule 21(a) for breaking rule 13.

Section E - The Windward Mark